[X4U] HP LaserJet 4550

[Zane H. Healy]

At 3:13 PM -0400 8/12/07, David R. Boag wrote:
>I have a colleague who just upgraded to an Intel Mac Mini running OS 
>10.4.6 from an old Mac running--get this--System 8!
>
>One of his frustrations is that 6 years ago, he bought an HP 
>LaserJet 4550. Six years ago I bought my HP LaserJet 1220 when I 
>bought my now dust-gaining G4 350MHz Sawtooth. I had absolutely NO 
>trouble upgrading to my Intel Mac Mini. He has not been able to do 
>so with his 4550. He says Apple and HP have been no help at all. 
>He's just upset because he paid $1500+ for that printer and was 
>hoping to get more years out of it than this. It also means that his 
>upgrade costs are more than he intended.
>
>Before he goes out and gets another machine, I thought I'd ask if 
>anyone else has had similar issues and knows a solution.

Has he gone into the printer setup utility and configured it?  How 
does he have it connected?  The HP 4550 is supported by Mac OS X, and 
even basic CUPS supports it (CUPS is the software that Apple uses for 
printing).

		Zane


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